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## [\[Proposal\] Add menu for accessing previous welcome tours](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-add-menu-for-accessing-previous-welcome-tours/64154)

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**Author:** [@nisiyama](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nisiyama)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 05:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-add-menu-for-accessing-previous-welcome-tours/64154 "2022-06-21T05:33:45Z")

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The Welcome Tour Guide introduced from Node-RED 2.1 is very useful for interactively understanding the features of Node-RED. However, with the current Node-RED, only the latest Tour Guide is available, and we need to in…

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## [Text before msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-before-msg-payload/64180)

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**Author:** [@trocalos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trocalos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 04:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-before-msg-payload/64180 "2022-06-21T04:21:34Z")

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I need to put the word "temperature" before the number, as it appears on the right and below How can I do it? Thank you

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## [DNS problem and name look up](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dns-problem-and-name-look-up/64138)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 01:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dns-problem-and-name-look-up/64138 "2022-06-21T01:34:50Z")

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On a RasPi, I run PiHole to see what is happening in/on my network. The other day I am noticing HUGE traffic to the name heartbeat. (Bit of a give away to me, but indulge me) I have since discovered my backups failed …

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## [Manual input text to table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manual-input-text-to-table/64189)

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**Author:** [@littlestupid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/littlestupid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 00:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manual-input-text-to-table/64189 "2022-06-21T00:42:57Z")

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Hello everyone, I would like to pump manual data into table. Unfortunately the output not hold the manual input text on the table. Also not shifted down. flows.json (32.4 KB)

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## [Help with property {{msg.property}}](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-property-msg-property/64183)

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**Author:** [@mojgithub](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mojgithub)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-property-msg-property/64183 "2022-06-20T20:17:57Z")

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Hi i am new here. I have created in function node new property: msg.class = "class-active"; I am having trouble with calling this new property "msg.class" to different input fields in different nodes. Dont understand w…

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## [Posting code looks different even when using ticks](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/posting-code-looks-different-even-when-using-ticks/64176)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 20:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/posting-code-looks-different-even-when-using-ticks/64176 "2022-06-20T20:00:51Z")

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I don't post a lot of code to the forum but I noticed that when I did today it looks different now. As I recall the entire code would be compressed to a single line before but now it is much larger. Did something change …

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## [Modbus TCP inconsistencies / issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-tcp-inconsistencies-issues/64032)

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**Author:** [@hobbes1069](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobbes1069)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-tcp-inconsistencies-issues/64032 "2022-06-20T19:34:02Z")

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I've been having very inconsistent results trying to use the modbus getter nodes to poll data from a Universal Robot. Some of it may be the robot as Simply Modbus also fails to connect, however, modscan64 has no issues. …

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## [Copy wireless remote control to use node red UI to operate shutters](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-wireless-remote-control-to-use-node-red-ui-to-operate-shutters/64056)

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**Author:** [@vanilla-sky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vanilla-sky)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-wireless-remote-control-to-use-node-red-ui-to-operate-shutters/64056 "2022-06-20T16:19:48Z")

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Hey there, Is there a option to copy a wireless remote with 433,42 mHz to Node-Red and use this commands to create a UI to operate the shutters via node-red and further with Alexa? I didn’t found any information to rec…

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## [Node red installation high severity CVE (Multer)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-installation-high-severity-cve-multer/63892)

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**Author:** [@yuvaraj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yuvaraj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-installation-high-severity-cve-multer/63892 "2022-06-20T16:21:02Z")

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i am facing this issue, how do i resolve it. npm WARN deprecated multer@1.4.4: Multer 1.x is affected by CVE-2022-24434. This is fixed in v1.4.4-lts.1 which drops support for versions of Node.js before 6. Please upgr…

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## [Time Stamp and Influx DB problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-stamp-and-influx-db-problem/13715)

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**Author:** [@eng56](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eng56)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-stamp-and-influx-db-problem/13715 "2022-06-20T15:51:27Z")

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Hello, I'm injecting in my database an array of 2 elements: the first one is the fields and the second one is the tags as sugested here : \[Influx DB contrib \]\[(https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-influxdb)\] I…

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## [Function Editor missing highlights and snippet/keyword](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-editor-missing-highlights-and-snippet-keyword/64071)

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**Author:** [@Demonyck92](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Demonyck92)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-editor-missing-highlights-and-snippet-keyword/64071 "2022-06-20T12:48:20Z")

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Hello everybody! I start to use node-red at home after using a Loytec DALI contreller (which integrate a full node-red deployment) in one job for my company. Inside the Loytec controller I see that editing the javascri…

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## [Prevent anonymous editor access on IBM Cloud Code Engine](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prevent-anonymous-editor-access-on-ibm-cloud-code-engine/64163)

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**Author:** [@bthj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bthj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 12:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prevent-anonymous-editor-access-on-ibm-cloud-code-engine/64163 "2022-06-20T12:02:49Z")

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Hi, I have Node-RED running on Code Engine in the IBM Cloud, based on the Node-RED Starter Kit. Even though I configured user user credentials during the setup, anyone can visit the editor and view the logs, which I wo…

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## [Zoomed out Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoomed-out-node-red/64166)

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**Author:** [@Eva01](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Eva01)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoomed-out-node-red/64166 "2022-06-20T11:21:48Z")

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Hello everyone! I have a problem, Node-red scaled down, don't know how to fix it. Help me please

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## [Ui-table filter issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-filter-issue/64052)

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**Author:** [@kvramji](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kvramji)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 10:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-filter-issue/64052 "2022-06-20T10:31:52Z")

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I have created a dashboard which uses the ui-table node & mssql-plus nodes. Here is what i have when i add 20 rows to my db and table on node red The 3 filters work well and there are no issues. When i increase the…

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## [parseFloat doesn't output zero values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parsefloat-doesnt-output-zero-values/64149)

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**Author:** [@FeliceM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FeliceM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parsefloat-doesnt-output-zero-values/64149 "2022-06-20T06:16:14Z")

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I have this function receiving a stream of data from a script running an analog to digital converter. var t=msg.payload; if(t!=="") { k=t.split(':'); for (i = 0; i \< k.length; i++) { k\[i\]=parseFloat(k\[i\]); } msg.to…

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## [Help expressing a value in Json?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-expressing-a-value-in-json/64145)

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**Author:** [@Xenos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Xenos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 01:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-expressing-a-value-in-json/64145 "2022-06-20T01:21:47Z")

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This is an existing issue, I don't think I'm asking the question properly. I have no issue capturing the data or sending data to my controller. My issue is I cant seam to figure out how to send my captured date (payl…

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## [Is it possible to send an image and/or video to an Echo Show from Node-RED?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-an-image-and-or-video-to-an-echo-show-from-node-red/64139)

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**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 23:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-an-image-and-or-video-to-an-echo-show-from-node-red/64139 "2022-06-19T23:33:06Z")

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I've got various Echo Dots around the house and an Echo Show in the lounge. I can get Amazon to send a selection of my photos to the Echo Show - just wondered if there is a way to specifically direct a photo and/or a vi…

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## [Node-red-contrib-stoptimer replacement?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-stoptimer-replacement/63655)

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**Author:** [@sumasage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sumasage)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-stoptimer-replacement/63655 "2022-06-19T22:02:40Z")

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Hi all, I am using NodeRed addon in Home Assistant. With the latest update (v12.0.2), the stoptimer node was removed according to the change log. The change log also mentioned a way to manually reinstall the node but …

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## [Changing structure of msg.payload from multidimensional array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-structure-of-msg-payload-from-multidimensional-array/64051)

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**Author:** [@Atheie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Atheie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-structure-of-msg-payload-from-multidimensional-array/64051 "2022-06-19T21:12:16Z")

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\[\["TT105"," 59"\],\["TT106"," 59"\],\["TT201"," 59"\],\["TT202"," 59"\],\["TT301"," 59"\],\["TT302"," 59"\],\["TT303"," 59"\],\["TT304"," 59"\],\["TT001"," 65"\],\["TT104"," 65"\]\] This is my msg.payload - I want to redo the structure of …

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## [Add weighting factors to a calculation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-weighting-factors-to-a-calculation/64116)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-weighting-factors-to-a-calculation/64116 "2022-06-19T20:36:36Z")

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I'm building a new garden auto-watering system, to water certain plants whilst I'm away on holiday (unless they're ^%&\* cancelled again :rage:). I want this version to calculate the length of time the irrigator should …

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## [Ui-template \<button\> fails to send message including {{msg.property}} content](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-button-fails-to-send-message-including-msg-property-content/64142)

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**Author:** [@schlck](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/schlck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-button-fails-to-send-message-including-msg-property-content/64142 "2022-06-19T17:50:14Z")

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Fellow ui-template pro's, I'm using ui-template to setup a table displaying the content of an incoming message containing an array of objects. With ng-repeat I can create the html table, add and label buttons and checkb…

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## [Have to restart node red to deploy a flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/have-to-restart-node-red-to-deploy-a-flow/64120)

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**Author:** [@newnodehere](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/newnodehere)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/have-to-restart-node-red-to-deploy-a-flow/64120 "2022-06-19T16:34:40Z")

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Hi, having a strange issue with node red. every time i try to deploy the flow my node red get stuck and only way to fix this is restart the node red. I got a pc with 64gb ram and AMD Ryzen 4000 processor ( no other app…

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## [Solved. Help with JSONata match output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-help-with-jsonata-match-output/64134)

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**Author:** [@sbrighty](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sbrighty)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 15:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-help-with-jsonata-match-output/64134 "2022-06-19T15:21:19Z")

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Hi, Busy trying to learn Node-red. I'm trying to search a message using match and appropriate REGEX. I've got this working however the result is an Object with a group and associated array. How am I able to output the m…

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## [Trying to get serial port working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-serial-port-working/64129)

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**Author:** [@Roaders](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Roaders)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-get-serial-port-working/64129 "2022-06-19T13:36:13Z")

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Hi All I am trying to get my raspberry pi to connect to an RS232 port to add the data received to a database. After quite a bit of pain actually getting the USB port to work correctly (it seems the driver doesn't work i…

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## [How to read the response json in python template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-read-the-response-json-in-python-template/64086)

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**Author:** [@ANANYANAYAN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ANANYANAYAN)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-read-the-response-json-in-python-template/64086 "2022-06-19T12:32:36Z")

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I am completely new to Node-red. I have been trying to figure out how to simply read the json response, i.e msg.payload from a http request into a python script. Below is my flow. Could anyone please help me out?

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## [Invalid MQTT comand on startup of Tasmota Devide](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invalid-mqtt-comand-on-startup-of-tasmota-devide/64128)

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**Author:** [@ruffieuxh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ruffieuxh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invalid-mqtt-comand-on-startup-of-tasmota-devide/64128 "2022-06-19T11:11:24Z")

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Hi, Using node-red version v1.3.5 on a raspberry PI, I have a problem with a Tasmota device (Shelly) which I connected to node-red: On startup of the device, and sometimes during the day the devices turns off both powe…

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## [Refresh access Token](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/refresh-access-token/64126)

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**Author:** [@AhmedKamel2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedKamel2022)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/refresh-access-token/64126 "2022-06-19T08:57:15Z")

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i have access token expire in 4 hrs. and in node red i have to refresh and inject the access token every 4 hrs manually ... is there any way to schedule the refresh token or ever use open RPA for that

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## [How could I display data from a mysql database within a chart?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-could-i-display-data-from-a-mysql-database-within-a-chart/64061)

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**Author:** [@pauk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pauk)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 06:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-could-i-display-data-from-a-mysql-database-within-a-chart/64061 "2022-06-19T06:36:55Z")

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I tried to display a chart with the information gathered from a mysql database. The problem is that the mysql node returns a structure which cannot be processed by the chart node. I also tried to add a change node, but I…

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## [Add weekdays to date](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-weekdays-to-date/64123)

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**Author:** [@animalkingdoms](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/animalkingdoms)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-weekdays-to-date/64123 "2022-06-19T06:24:55Z")

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I am trying to add x number of business days to a date now() and have tried several methods without any success. Business days meaning Monday to Friday node-red-contrib-calc-next-work-days 0.0.6 looked promising, but …

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## [How to avoid deselect of row if table only has one row?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-avoid-deselect-of-row-if-table-only-has-one-row/64121)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2022 06:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-avoid-deselect-of-row-if-table-only-has-one-row/64121 "2022-06-19T06:17:50Z")

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How to avoid deselect of row if table only has one row? The following works the selected row the background color is changed as desired when there are two rows or more. But I want the background of a single/pre-selecte…

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